Decision Making - Safety-Safe Driving in Hazardous Conditions

Source - Management Forensics Institute
Audience Rating - Leadership, Management, Operations, General Audience
Coach - Buddy Bacchus​

Safe Driving in Hazardous Conditions
​Society depends on safety from good conduct

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When Hazardous Driving Conditions and in General

Easy decision making when it comes to being safe for yourself and others in dangerous conditions such as heavy rain, snow, sleet and whiteouts. Stay off the roads if you can.

Before Driving - Driving safety

Leave the self-driving car at home.  

  1. Did you drink and need a companion to drive?
  2. Did you perform an app-check (GPS) on your driving route for hints of delays?
  3. Did you look outside to see weather conditions and check the weather report?
    1. ​Don't drive in water
    2. ​In hurricanes, avoid the storm surge 
  4. Do you have the right clothing, and dressed appropriately?
  5. Checked mobile and auto batteries (acid or electric) charge? 
  6. Checked windshield washer fluid levels front and rear?
  7. If you have a rear-wheel drive (RWD) vehicle, your vehicle operates as if it's being "pushed" therefore less steering-correction control if you lose control
  8. If you have a front-whee drive (FWD) vehicle, your vehicle operates as if it is "pulling" and better steering correction-control if you were to lose control 
  9. Expect overall weaker traction control
  10. Obey the traffic safety laws

During Driving - Drive safely

Don't make the proverbial Titanic mistake of underestimating the iceberg ahead.  

  1. Obey the traffic safety laws (again)
  2. Don't drink and drive (get a companion)
  3. Don't text and drive (pull-off the road)
  4. If you need to make a call, then use hands-free dialing such as "Hi Siri" or "Ok Google"
  5. In low light and visibility conditions set headlights on​ and reduce speed
  6. In snow accumulation conditions set headlights on and reduce speed
 
Arriving Safely - Stay safe
  1. Observe and look-around before getting out of your vehicle
  2. Don't leave keys or valuable possessions in your vehicle (when practicable)
  3. Don't leave anyone or pets unattended, and not safely secured 

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References
The National Weather Service at https://forecast.weather.gov/

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